Last Frost Dates in Kentucky (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in Kentucky run from March 31 in Shively to May 1 in Shelbyville.

Average frost dates for 42 places in Kentucky
Place	Last frost	First frost
Alexandria	Apr 16	Oct 25
Ashland	Apr 22	Oct 23
Bardstown	Apr 13	Oct 25
Berea	Apr 5	Nov 2
Bowling Green	Apr 5	Oct 31
Campbellsville	Apr 15	Oct 24
Covington	Apr 16	Oct 25
Danville	Apr 9	Oct 27
Elizabethtown	Apr 16	Oct 25
Erlanger	Apr 18	Oct 25
Florence	Apr 18	Oct 25
Fort Thomas	Apr 16	Oct 25
Frankfort	Apr 15	Oct 24
Franklin	Apr 5	Nov 1
Georgetown	Apr 18	Oct 23
Glasgow	Apr 9	Oct 27
Henderson	Apr 9	Oct 26
Hopkinsville	Apr 4	Nov 2
Independence	Apr 18	Oct 25
Jeffersontown	Apr 3	Nov 3
La Grange	Apr 12	Oct 25
Lawrenceburg	Apr 12	Oct 28
Lexington	Apr 13	Oct 28
Louisville	Apr 6	Nov 1
Lyndon	Apr 3	Nov 3
Madisonville	Apr 2	Nov 1
Mount Washington	Apr 6	Nov 1
Murray	Apr 5	Nov 1
Newport	Apr 16	Oct 25
Nicholasville	Apr 13	Oct 28
Owensboro	Apr 2	Nov 1
Paducah	Apr 6	Oct 27
Paris	Apr 18	Oct 23
Radcliff	Apr 16	Oct 25
Richmond	Apr 15	Oct 22
Shelbyville	May 1	Oct 10
Shepherdsville	Apr 18	Oct 25
Shively	Mar 31	Nov 7
Somerset	Apr 5	Oct 30
St. Matthews	Apr 3	Nov 3
Versailles	Apr 12	Oct 28
Winchester	Apr 24	Oct 18

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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